Potential photographs for Mount St. Helens hiking article.

All photos are by Kevin Ebi and measure 2160x1440 pixels.

Johnston Ridge: The Johnston Ridge Observatory allows visitors to look directly into the crater.

Bulldozer: A lateral blast from the mountain sent rocks and shards of wood flying at speeds of up to 300 miles per hour, tearing through this logging site.

Hummocks: Several ponds have formed in the blast zone, supporting small forests.

Paintbrush: Wildlife and plants, including Indian Paintbrush, are slowly returning to the blast zone.

Poached Trees: An exceptionally hot mud flow on the south side of Mount St. Helens completely removed some trees and essentially poached others.

Sediment Pond: Some grasses and plants are beginning to grow in a sediment pond located along the Hummocks Trail.

Stump: The eruption killed all the trees on Coldwater Ridge, across the valley from the volcano. The recovery of the forest is well under way.

Toad: Mount St. Helens is home to the world's largest population of western toads. The toads were hibernating during the eruption, which killed their predators.

All images copyright 2002 Kevin Ebi. All rights reserved.